NASCAR Cup Series

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Clint Bowyer topped the chart in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Brad Keselowski topped the chart in second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Martinsville Speedway best suits drivers who figure out the rhythm to racing around the .526 mile paperclip short track. Unsurprisingly, this heavily favors experienced drivers over rookies at Martinsville.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for the STP 500 was cancelled due to persistent rain showers through the day and more showers expected to pass through the area prior to the start of the session.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Daniel Suárez was made available to the media at Martinsville Speedway: DANIEL SUÁREZ, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What happened during MENCS practice earlier today? “So far it’s been a difficult day. We had some issues in the first practice."

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch was made available to the media at Martinsville Speedway: KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How confident are you in the M&M’s Toyota Camry going into this weekend? “So far so good. We certainly have some speed in our racecar."

Qualifying for Sunday’s STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting grid has been set per the provisions in the NASCAR rulebook. Starting positions are based on the current Owner’s points.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media at Martinsville Speedway: DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Talk about your trophy setup at home and the addition of your Daytona 500-winning Toyota Camry. "Yeah, it's cool. I knew eventually I'd want something in there when I was designing the house, but really just worked out nice to where it had a nice little spotlight there under the trophy."

JOEY LOGANO (No. 22 Duralast GT Ford Fusion) - “WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO BEING SUCCESSFUL AT 500 AND 600 MILE RACES? IS THERE SOME COMMON THREAD? “I think the big thing is to keep cool and positive throughout the event. Most of the time if you have 500 or 600 miles, it presents a lot of opportunities for mistakes."

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- For most drivers, the post-race routine -- if it doesn't include talking to the media -- is getting into a vehicle and heading back to Charlotte via land vehicle or airplane and nothing more. For race winner Kyle Larson, however, his post-race departure involved a collision.